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you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one from stouffer's. >>> does youth equal president obama? that's the conventional wisdom when it comes to where the youth vote will end up in november. but our next guest says not so fast. alex shriver is part of the republican national committee and joins us from washington. i'm looking at the polling here, you know, the president beat john mccain in 2008 by 35 points. he's up in a new harvard poll, significantly, on mitt romney with young people. he's made student loan interest rates and pell grants and health care reform key parts of his platform. what am i missing here? >> you're missing the fact that this president over the last 3 1/2 years has failed young voters. there was a pullout last week that the president's margin of young voters has gone 66-32 in 2008 down to just one point, 50-37 in mitt romney. young people are realizing their lives are not better off four years later. they'r
you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one from stouffer's. >>> does youth equal president obama? that's the conventional wisdom when it comes to where the youth vote will end up in november. but our next guest says not so fast. alex shriver is part of the republican national committee and joins us from washington. i'm looking at the polling here, you...
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after the christmas holiday and resume negotiations again, and i expect we will see president obama cut his vacation short. there's time to get something done, the president said, look, we are probably not going get a large deal, he is at this point urgenting members of congress to work together to at least prevent taxes from going up. he had has acknowledged that there's not enough time to get a large sweeping deal done. he said yesterday, members of congress should take the days of vacation to cool offer, and gain perspective and come back ready to work to get something done. will it happen? we will have to wait and see, the clock is ticking on these negotiations. richard? >> joining us now is mark murray, he is the senior political editor. mark, when we look at the after plan-b failed, what are some of the scenarios that you worked out as we look forward to the limited days ahead of us. the first is what was laid out, it's a quick fix that you end up having. it would originate in the senate and it was no surprise that harry reid was meeting yesterday, it would be a short-term fix to
after the christmas holiday and resume negotiations again, and i expect we will see president obama cut his vacation short. there's time to get something done, the president said, look, we are probably not going get a large deal, he is at this point urgenting members of congress to work together to at least prevent taxes from going up. he had has acknowledged that there's not enough time to get a large sweeping deal done. he said yesterday, members of congress should take the days of vacation...
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promising to cut the red tape. now have they all forgotten about the victims? we're back with our political panel. john, you can see the frustration, you know. the man blasting president obama about his vacation to hawaii, just said he doesn't have electricity. you know, what about it? >> it's perfectly understandable and justified. i mean, you have the entire national media swoop in for a story where president obama and chris christie shook hands and that was supposed to be his great heartwarming moment where they were going to come together to fix things. now a month later there are real problems here and government just simply hasn't been working for a lot of these people. you have stories where there are perfectlily got fema trailers sitting in pennsylvania when they could be put to use in new york or new jersey. >> greta: why aren't they there? >> no one knows. i don't know. you hear people telling stories about filling out forms, people who are approved to use the money to stay at a marriott but not a comfort
promising to cut the red tape. now have they all forgotten about the victims? we're back with our political panel. john, you can see the frustration, you know. the man blasting president obama about his vacation to hawaii, just said he doesn't have electricity. you know, what about it? >> it's perfectly understandable and justified. i mean, you have the entire national media swoop in for a story where president obama and chris christie shook hands and that was supposed to be his great...
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obama's plan to keep the taxes low bush tax cuts and obama tax cuts. to keep it low. i think it should be agreed to right along the wape discuss whether or not the millionaires should pay the clin ribiton tax rates. millionaires themselves n and polls show they need to pay more taxes and percent of the americans believe they need more taxes and lowest tax necessary 80 years and we have a high deficit. they can afford to pay more. >> the fact is, many republicans are saying okay. we want to talk about taxes. let's also take a look at entitlements and speppeding cuts and so far, the white house hasn't put forward anything on paper that they are willing to discuss. >> that is one of the hardcore issues here. there is an idea coming from the democrats we are going to raise taxs and off set it by raising taxings. we have a staggering economy and unemployment and we'll hit 50 million americans on food stamps and no end for that number to constantly grow even as unemployment rates went down. we are adding to people on food stamps which doesn't make sense. how do youriform th
obama's plan to keep the taxes low bush tax cuts and obama tax cuts. to keep it low. i think it should be agreed to right along the wape discuss whether or not the millionaires should pay the clin ribiton tax rates. millionaires themselves n and polls show they need to pay more taxes and percent of the americans believe they need more taxes and lowest tax necessary 80 years and we have a high deficit. they can afford to pay more. >> the fact is, many republicans are saying okay. we want...
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governor christie spoke on the same tay president obama called or an extension of bush era tax cuts for middle class families. a former u.s. -- he is frequently mentioned as a possibility vice presidential runsmate for mitt romney. >>> good morning. direct herb of the center for innovation at the brookings institution and today we are pleased to welcome governor chris christie to the brookings institute. he was elected governor in november 2009 and sworn in as new jersey's 55th governor in january of 2010. he graduated from the university of delaware and attended the cigna hall university school of law. thereafter he joined a cranford law firm named partner shortly thereafter. he started his political career being elected as a free voter in morris county and serves as director of the board in 1997. in 2001 president george w. bush nominated him as u.s. attorney for the district of new jersey a position held through 2008. in that role he drew national attention battling political corruption, corporate crime, human trafficking and gang violence and directed his attention to ethics during
governor christie spoke on the same tay president obama called or an extension of bush era tax cuts for middle class families. a former u.s. -- he is frequently mentioned as a possibility vice presidential runsmate for mitt romney. >>> good morning. direct herb of the center for innovation at the brookings institution and today we are pleased to welcome governor chris christie to the brookings institute. he was elected governor in november 2009 and sworn in as new jersey's 55th...
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in this country president obama says cutting a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff could to be done in a week but the president said that won't happen unless republicans drop their opposition to the wealthy. president obama visited a virginia family to move his cause. he maintained his hard line on tax increase. >> just to be clear i'm not going to sign any package that somehow prevents the top rates from going up for folks at the top 2%. but i do remain optimistic that we can get something done. >> congress and the president have until the end the year to avert automatic spending cuts and tax increase. take a quick break. when we come back on the morning news a preview of this morning's jobs report. what role did sandy play in hiring? ♪ [ male announcer ] with free package pickup from the u.s. postal service. visit usps.com. pay, print, and have it picked up for free before december 20h for delivery in time for the holidays. you can even give us special instructions on where to find it. free package pickup. from the u.s. postal service. because it's nice to have an extra pair of hands arou
in this country president obama says cutting a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff could to be done in a week but the president said that won't happen unless republicans drop their opposition to the wealthy. president obama visited a virginia family to move his cause. he maintained his hard line on tax increase. >> just to be clear i'm not going to sign any package that somehow prevents the top rates from going up for folks at the top 2%. but i do remain optimistic that we can get something...
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what's not getting stated enough is everyone will get a tax cut if president obama's proposal goes through because even people with the highest will get a tax cut on the first $250,000 of their income. so it's not just a class-specific tax kuchlt it's a tax cut that refers to that part of your income and that hasn't been announced and discussed enough. >> what about the fact -- and we're going to talk with them a little bit later. congressman peter defazio, he's coming on with us a little bit later in the hour and he's indicate thad this fiscal cliff is not what everyone makes it out to be. in fact, he's in favor of or at least considering letting us go off the slope, cliff, whatever you want to call it to get a better congress in january. is that even proper to be discussing it in that direction at this point? >> i know this is going to be a pastacy because that's been a big issue over there. the reality is i don't think the fiscal cliff is not a fiscal cliff. i think it's a slope. i don't think it's going to ruin the economy if it happens over time, but the reality -- the problem is we d
what's not getting stated enough is everyone will get a tax cut if president obama's proposal goes through because even people with the highest will get a tax cut on the first $250,000 of their income. so it's not just a class-specific tax kuchlt it's a tax cut that refers to that part of your income and that hasn't been announced and discussed enough. >> what about the fact -- and we're going to talk with them a little bit later. congressman peter defazio, he's coming on with us a little...
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we cut the number of people on welfare down from about five million to three million. then obama comes in and, so he reinstates it and takes the work requirements out and now people are outraged because we have these people on food stamp. melissa: stop this one next. this one is absolutely insane. thank you so much for coming on tonight. we appreciate your time. >> you bet. melissa: time for today's fuel gauge report. freshwater forecasts expected decline in inventories sent natural gas stocks soaring. a cold front expected to move into the u.s. raising the outlook for natural gas demand. oh, no. >>> freeport-mcmoran is plunging head first into oil. the mining giant is buying plains exploration and mcmoran exploration for a total of $9 billion in cash and stock. freeport will also assume about $11 billion in debt. >>> u.s. oil production reached its highest level in almost 15 years in september. new data from the energy information administration says u.s. crude output averaged 6.5 million barrels a day. that is up 16% year-over-year. thank you shale and fracking. >>>
we cut the number of people on welfare down from about five million to three million. then obama comes in and, so he reinstates it and takes the work requirements out and now people are outraged because we have these people on food stamp. melissa: stop this one next. this one is absolutely insane. thank you so much for coming on tonight. we appreciate your time. >> you bet. melissa: time for today's fuel gauge report. freshwater forecasts expected decline in inventories sent natural gas...
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republicans have sent the white house a counterproposal in response to a new plan president obama offered up privately yesterday. a boehner aide said the g.o.p. is waiting for the president to identify spending cuts, a point the speaker made on the house floor earlier today while white house press secretary jay carney called on republicans to get serious about revenue. >> where are the president's spending cuts? the longer the white house slow-walks this process, the closer our economy gets to the fiscal cliff. now, if the president doesn't agree with our approach, he's got an obligation to put forward a plan that can pass both chambers of the congress. because right now the american people have to be scratching their heads and wondering when is the president going to get serious? >> on that question of whether or not we have put forward specific spending cuts, the answer is is we have. not only that, we signed law a trillion dollars in specific spending cuts. so if you combine what is signed into law with what we proposed versus the total absence of any specificity from the republicans f
republicans have sent the white house a counterproposal in response to a new plan president obama offered up privately yesterday. a boehner aide said the g.o.p. is waiting for the president to identify spending cuts, a point the speaker made on the house floor earlier today while white house press secretary jay carney called on republicans to get serious about revenue. >> where are the president's spending cuts? the longer the white house slow-walks this process, the closer our economy...
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barack obama? "hannity" starts right here, right now. >> it's clear the democrats spell blood in the water. if a deal is not reached by january 1st, a series of defense budget cuts will mean massive tax hikes reaching every american. we've seen democrats from the president on down using the so-called crisis to ram their left wing agenda down your throat. they want bigger taxes, bigger government. for example, take a look. >> if despite the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff and what that means for our economy, that there's too much stubbornness in congress, that we can't even agree on giving middle-class families a tax cut, then middle-class families are all going to end up having a big tax hike. that's going to be a pretty rude shock for them, and i suspect will have a big impact on the holiday shopping season, which in turn will have an impact on business planning and hiring, and we can go back into a recession. >> sean: republicans hate big beared and santa claus. don't buy this hype, such a
barack obama? "hannity" starts right here, right now. >> it's clear the democrats spell blood in the water. if a deal is not reached by january 1st, a series of defense budget cuts will mean massive tax hikes reaching every american. we've seen democrats from the president on down using the so-called crisis to ram their left wing agenda down your throat. they want bigger taxes, bigger government. for example, take a look. >> if despite the dangers of going over the fiscal...
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what obama is hoping to do is raise taxes spend the money, kill tax reform for individual. >> eliot: meanwhile, some democrats would rather see the country jump off the fiscal cliff than agree to cuts in social security or other social programs. telling nbc news the cliff was more like a gentle slope and there would be plenty of time next year to mitigate it's affects if the deal could not be made. >> this is not an one-day event. thechy does not go into the tank on january 1st or january 2nd 37 all of the tax changes would be for next year's taxes. not this year's taxes. you don't see that immediate impact. >> eliot: i'm joining joined by bernie sanders. welcome. >> thank you. >> eliot: do you think the hold has been broken. >> it does appear that is the case. after the election after poll after poll after poll some republicans are catching on to the idea that you can't get out of the deficit crisis just by cutting, cutting cutting and we all will have to raise taxes. >> eliot: of all the permutations that you've heard of the ideas being floated around, is there any deal that is lik
what obama is hoping to do is raise taxes spend the money, kill tax reform for individual. >> eliot: meanwhile, some democrats would rather see the country jump off the fiscal cliff than agree to cuts in social security or other social programs. telling nbc news the cliff was more like a gentle slope and there would be plenty of time next year to mitigate it's affects if the deal could not be made. >> this is not an one-day event. thechy does not go into the tank on january 1st or...
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by the way guys obama care is not even ang option. don't go there talking about getting rid of that or trying to repeal it. >> i think what republicans -- i don't think they want to cut entitlement programs i think what they are trying to do, anybody who is dealing with reality right now can look at the spending curves of social security and medicare and medicaid and see that they are going towards bankruptcy. social security for example right now congress has for so long been stealing money from the social security fund. we are years away from that flipping so that your taxes to pay social security. >> let me jump in. i understand that argument as well in terms of having the entitlement programs basically bankrupt the system. not saying the gop wants to cut it across the board they want to limit it. talk to the people, though, we start to hear social security going out the window and some of the entitlement programs going by the wayside. makes people nervous. talk to people in terms of understanding not really a way to try to panic b
by the way guys obama care is not even ang option. don't go there talking about getting rid of that or trying to repeal it. >> i think what republicans -- i don't think they want to cut entitlement programs i think what they are trying to do, anybody who is dealing with reality right now can look at the spending curves of social security and medicare and medicaid and see that they are going towards bankruptcy. social security for example right now congress has for so long been stealing...
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president obama's said he will sign the deal as soon as it hits his desk. same-sex marriage in maryland has come down to a few votes but with a few delays. the house attach an amendment that said if passed, it would not start until october of next year instead of january. that would give people against the bill more time for a referendum. the battle over same sex marriages spilled into the hallways of the house building thursday, where opponents lobbied hard to strike the bill down. >> they want to come up with the delegates, their stand on traditional marriage. >> another delay on the vote, supporter veronica turner is in the hospital for emergency surgery. we are hearing the gov. martin o'malley will apologize for the injustice suffered by interracial couple in maryland in the 1950's. they were forced to part by an antiquated law. in 1956, shirley was thrown in jail for giving birth to a child fathered by her black husband. the couple said the i-team gave them released by allowing them to share their story. >> i feel relief. >> because of the feelings i h
president obama's said he will sign the deal as soon as it hits his desk. same-sex marriage in maryland has come down to a few votes but with a few delays. the house attach an amendment that said if passed, it would not start until october of next year instead of january. that would give people against the bill more time for a referendum. the battle over same sex marriages spilled into the hallways of the house building thursday, where opponents lobbied hard to strike the bill down. >>...
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we are now 40 days from the more than $600 billion from automatic spending cuts and tax increases that will take place if lawmakers fail to reach a deal before the end of this year. since president obama's reelection, democrats and republicans have staked out their positions on how to resolve this potential crisis. the president wants higher taxes on the rich, specifically over one half trillion over the next decade. >> what i'm concerned about is not finding ourselves in a situation where the wealthy are not pay more or are paying as much as they should. middle-class families making a difference. lou: house speaker john baena says new revenue should be raised through tax reform, not raising taxes. >> we have talked about this for every year. you can lose all kinds of limitation in doubt. the specifics at this point, would not be conducive to try to come to agree with the white house. lou: who blinks first? we take all that up here tonight. how can the republican party broadened its base following governor romney's defeat? we will be talking with the author of the best-selling book the
we are now 40 days from the more than $600 billion from automatic spending cuts and tax increases that will take place if lawmakers fail to reach a deal before the end of this year. since president obama's reelection, democrats and republicans have staked out their positions on how to resolve this potential crisis. the president wants higher taxes on the rich, specifically over one half trillion over the next decade. >> what i'm concerned about is not finding ourselves in a situation...
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democrats control -- continue to rule out spending cuts. the target of the president's rally should be the congressional democrats who want to raise taxes on small business rather than cut spending. what to use it is common? >> there is a very small percentage of small businesses that surround 2% to would be affected by the bush tax cuts expiring. i think that it would be reasonable for the democrats to up to some sort of carve out for that 2 percent if you want to protect small businesses, certainly the republicans could propose that if they want to if that was their real concern. i don't think it is. i think they use small businesses around this issue even though it is such a minority of the people who would be affected. and, you know, i feel like that is something that could be worked out that both sides really want it to. gerri: we mentioned earlier that it is oer a million small business operators who would be affected, not a small group. brad, to you. is this a fake out by republans in the house. a big issue for small business or are
democrats control -- continue to rule out spending cuts. the target of the president's rally should be the congressional democrats who want to raise taxes on small business rather than cut spending. what to use it is common? >> there is a very small percentage of small businesses that surround 2% to would be affected by the bush tax cuts expiring. i think that it would be reasonable for the democrats to up to some sort of carve out for that 2 percent if you want to protect small...
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that president obama has laid out or more entitlement cuts, but something. i think john boehner has to go back to his members and say look, president obama won the election, polling suggests we republicans lose if we go over the cliff, and i got this one thing that's going to mitigate your unhappiness over the fact that we're moving up rates on the wealthiest americans. he needs the third part to sell the whole package. >> and david, there is a jobs report today which sort of mixed news for everyone. it's a good number, down to 7.7%, unemployment, 146,000 new jobs added but the downside is that fewer people were in the labor force a lot fewer, because people gave up on even trying. >> i think this is one of the more provocative questions and get to it on sunday, which is, are we too focused on the debt. are we not focused enough on what the government can be doing to try to spur job growth? beyond just -- >> there was a stimulus piece in the offer from the white house that was laughed at by the -- >> laughed at but could end up surviving. one of the things a
that president obama has laid out or more entitlement cuts, but something. i think john boehner has to go back to his members and say look, president obama won the election, polling suggests we republicans lose if we go over the cliff, and i got this one thing that's going to mitigate your unhappiness over the fact that we're moving up rates on the wealthiest americans. he needs the third part to sell the whole package. >> and david, there is a jobs report today which sort of mixed news...
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kind of draconian cuts. he has doubled it. >> this is the problem with the beltway definition of cut. it is not a cut, it is just a slower level of spending increase that they define as a cut. >> if this is money thrown out to everyone, it doesn't make college more affordable, because colleges over time are very efficient at pocketing that extra money that comes from the federal government, tuition rises accordingly. >> as collin pointed out performance levels are flat, the tea party is asking why are we spending more and more money without much to show for it? that's the issue. >> romney makes a turn, pins it on accountable, teacher tenure, vouchers and choice and he can win the education argument? >> i think he can. because it is common sense to most votes. >> one more brake. when we come back, hits and when we come back, hits and ♪ you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want
kind of draconian cuts. he has doubled it. >> this is the problem with the beltway definition of cut. it is not a cut, it is just a slower level of spending increase that they define as a cut. >> if this is money thrown out to everyone, it doesn't make college more affordable, because colleges over time are very efficient at pocketing that extra money that comes from the federal government, tuition rises accordingly. >> as collin pointed out performance levels are flat, the...
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the senior white house advisor repeated president obama opposition to extend the tax cut and those earning more than 250,000 a year. openness to lower what the wealthy pay. that would produce lower rate for the wealthiest. carefully address the chief driver of the deficit, medicare and medicaid. that is from buzzfeed. >> a less sincere sentence never been uttered. there is a big constituency for raising taxes on the rich. maybe there shouldn't be. there is. there is no con stitch swin to cut medicare. i don't think they have the intention of doing that. ever growing percentage of the population has no sensebe of what the government cost because they don't pay in the system. a benefit of going over -- >> huge discount from what they are getting back. >> the other person takes three times to out of medicaid what he pays in. the other person has no idea the case. pay cash. >> everybody says they want smaller government. but the minute i say to you, tucker, what about the deduction for the charitable giving this time of year? not mine. don't do it to me. >> bret: i mentioned before, mitt romne
the senior white house advisor repeated president obama opposition to extend the tax cut and those earning more than 250,000 a year. openness to lower what the wealthy pay. that would produce lower rate for the wealthiest. carefully address the chief driver of the deficit, medicare and medicaid. that is from buzzfeed. >> a less sincere sentence never been uttered. there is a big constituency for raising taxes on the rich. maybe there shouldn't be. there is. there is no con stitch swin to...
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president obama is making a stop today in virginia. this afternoon he will speak at campaign events at charlotte's fell. you need a ticket -- charlottesville. you need a ticket if you would like to expect -- attend. we will have someone in charlottesville for the visit. we will also be in tampa for the gop national convention. look for all these live reports in our later newscast. energy markets are recovering as hurricane is a kitts the gulf coast. >> get ready for some bad holiday traffic. here is linda bell headquarters. >> good morning. the energy market is catching a bit of a break this morning. crude oil and gasoline futures are lower as hurricane isaac makes land fall. without any major reports of damage to oil rigs or refineries in the gulf coast region. the cotton crop may also be damaged. we are waiting for an assessment on that. we do have stock index is little changed. they are taking all this information in. holiday travel -- get ready for that holiday travel on friday. new york, los angeles, and bridgeport will have the n
president obama is making a stop today in virginia. this afternoon he will speak at campaign events at charlotte's fell. you need a ticket -- charlottesville. you need a ticket if you would like to expect -- attend. we will have someone in charlottesville for the visit. we will also be in tampa for the gop national convention. look for all these live reports in our later newscast. energy markets are recovering as hurricane is a kitts the gulf coast. >> get ready for some bad holiday...
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cut deals? where do they go? we know where they went after 2008. they unified against obama. it worked for them in 2010. why did it not work in 2012? >> i think both sides will have to consolidate their bases. find out how much leeway each side has. and then they can come to the table and say, all right, can we raise rates or raise are revenue a little bit. can we cut -- how much can we cut entitlements? how much will the two sides be able to give and i think though you see in john boehner and in president obama two people who are willing to work together if they can get the wings, the fringe wings of either side to kind of get onboard and come together. >> you know, one thing i would note just as it relates -- first of all, susan rice hasn't been nominated for secretary of state. that said, if she is, the house has absolutely no role. it would be like me and you either supporting or opposing. >> 100 house republicans can oppose her but they don't have a vote. john mccain lost to president obama. he's more of an armed services guy than he is a foreign policy diplomacy guy. he
cut deals? where do they go? we know where they went after 2008. they unified against obama. it worked for them in 2010. why did it not work in 2012? >> i think both sides will have to consolidate their bases. find out how much leeway each side has. and then they can come to the table and say, all right, can we raise rates or raise are revenue a little bit. can we cut -- how much can we cut entitlements? how much will the two sides be able to give and i think though you see in john...
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number three, obama wants spending cuts deferred. g.o.p. wants specific cuts agreed to now. number four, g.o.p. wants wide entitlement cuts. obama says no. i will give you another one. number five, obama wants new stimulus money, the g.o.p. says no. >> okay, which one, what do you want me to address? >> i want to know whether those are all resolvable before the new year? >> yes, this re resolvable. on the debt limit, it was a republican idea when president bush was in the power to raise the debt limit, which is to pay bills that have already been accrued, and that the congress could override it. the congress could object. and mitch mcconnell put that bill forward on the floor this week, thinking he was going to embarrass democratic leader reed, and reed said let's go ahead and vote. it and so then mcconnell filibustered his own bill because he got afraid the democrats had the votes for it. so that's the kind of maneuvering that is going on. childish. >> yes, childish. very childish. former republican majority leader trent lott told cnn's anderson cooper how he had a working
number three, obama wants spending cuts deferred. g.o.p. wants specific cuts agreed to now. number four, g.o.p. wants wide entitlement cuts. obama says no. i will give you another one. number five, obama wants new stimulus money, the g.o.p. says no. >> okay, which one, what do you want me to address? >> i want to know whether those are all resolvable before the new year? >> yes, this re resolvable. on the debt limit, it was a republican idea when president bush was in the...
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the obamas pushed the button to light up the big blue spruce. some 17,000 people were on hand last night for the 90th annual tree lighting ceremony. >>> police in springfield, massachusetts are on the lookout for a jogger who runs in the buff. they say people on their way to work wednesday morning reported a man, probably in his 50s, running without any clothes on. no shoes either. police say they're concerned about why he's doing it and that he's reportedly done it before. >>> a packed hour ahead on "early start," including breaking news out of japan. a tsunami warning in the same area where the big one hit as another earthquake strikes off the coast shaking buildings for minutes. >>> it can be one of the most exciting plays in football and one of the most dangerous. could kickoffs become a thing of the past to save players a future of pain? we'll talk about that with former linebacker chris draft. >>> and two weeks before christmas, is this portrait of christ weeping? first reporting for duty, south carolina right on cue, the twitter campaign
the obamas pushed the button to light up the big blue spruce. some 17,000 people were on hand last night for the 90th annual tree lighting ceremony. >>> police in springfield, massachusetts are on the lookout for a jogger who runs in the buff. they say people on their way to work wednesday morning reported a man, probably in his 50s, running without any clothes on. no shoes either. police say they're concerned about why he's doing it and that he's reportedly done it before....
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now the clock has run out and the budget will be cut automatically. in reaction to this situation and other factors, one day after president obama was reelected, the dow industrial average dropped 315 points. question, the two day stock market sell off following president obama's reelection is the 434-point drop in the dow jones industrial average. wiping out some $50 billion in investor equity. why are the markets negative on his reelection? >> they are not negative on his reelection. they are worried the congress is not going to be able to come together with the white house to solve the fiscal cliff. >> which is occasioned by the election of president obama. >> no it isn't. the markets would have gone down regardless. >> i don't agree with that at all. >> you hear mort? >> absolutely not. there is real concern over obama's leadership for the economy and good reason for that, given what's happened. but this fiscal cliff, as they say, is essentially a suicide packet, intended to force the congress to deal with it. it is not a rational way of getting t
now the clock has run out and the budget will be cut automatically. in reaction to this situation and other factors, one day after president obama was reelected, the dow industrial average dropped 315 points. question, the two day stock market sell off following president obama's reelection is the 434-point drop in the dow jones industrial average. wiping out some $50 billion in investor equity. why are the markets negative on his reelection? >> they are not negative on his reelection....
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. >> you have to have a president who can cut deals and president obama has been poor at doing that and thing people when they vote need to to think about what sort of president l. will he be deal make. clinton was great at that. it can be done. >> let's assume the fiscal qulif is fixed. does that mean we see a major step up in the recovery for the u.s. economy because companies don't feel they have to hang on to that cash and be super cause issue? >> it's a contradiction in terms. we can't get the fiscal cliff fixed and get the growth story. there's no way to fix it just because you want it fixed and steve wants it fixed. it can't get fixed until you get serious growth. politicians focus on getting elected and staying elected. if i was a political consultant to steve who is a nice young photogenic chap and he was running to power, i would say one way ult gyou will get powery promising people jobs. steve will say how i also do i do that and i would say only one way, you have to bring pricing power back it to the labor market where people can earn more. there are more jobs to have. and t
. >> you have to have a president who can cut deals and president obama has been poor at doing that and thing people when they vote need to to think about what sort of president l. will he be deal make. clinton was great at that. it can be done. >> let's assume the fiscal qulif is fixed. does that mean we see a major step up in the recovery for the u.s. economy because companies don't feel they have to hang on to that cash and be super cause issue? >> it's a contradiction in...
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as for what compromise should entail, 67% favor a mix of spending cuts and tax increases. that's what they say real progress would look like. keeping them honest, real progress is one thing. washington progress is another. so far at least we see much more of the second than the first, and we're getting late new word that any progress might be stalled. more on that shortly. first, a good example of washington progress. republican lawmakers standing up in a limited way to a beltway power broker named grovier norquist over the 1980s era pledge he pressures them to sign promising not to raise any taxes ever. >> i'm not obligated on the pledge. i made tennesseans aware. i was just elected. the only thing i'm honoring is the oath i take when i serve when i'm sworn in this january. >> that's senator bob corker and one of the a handful up republican lawmakers repudiating the pledge. he'll join us shortly. i'll ask him to be more specific about whether that's higher tax rates, something president obama campaigned and won re-election on. senator lindsey graham also breaking with nor
as for what compromise should entail, 67% favor a mix of spending cuts and tax increases. that's what they say real progress would look like. keeping them honest, real progress is one thing. washington progress is another. so far at least we see much more of the second than the first, and we're getting late new word that any progress might be stalled. more on that shortly. first, a good example of washington progress. republican lawmakers standing up in a limited way to a beltway power broker...
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if they can't agree, all taxes go up, massive across the board spending cuts, automatically will go into effect. after a meeting with president obama friday, congressional leaders sounded like they would have a dealing optimistic. take a listen. >>> a constructive meeting with the president to talk about the america's fiscal problem. >> we all know something has to be done. >> it was good. i feel confident that a solution may be in sight. >> we're prepared to put revenue on the table, provided we fix the real problem. >> all right. joining us to talk to about the fiscal cliff what it could mean for the economy if it plunges over the cliff, mark zandi. mark explain to us, there's a lot of optimism here. but what would happen if they didn't come up with an agreement? what would be the impact of the economy immediately? >> well, you know, i don't think it's a wily coyote moment. january 1 the economy would be okay. with each passing day we don't get a deal, angst would rise, stock market would decline. fiscal cliff is the wrong word it's a fiscal slope, it's going to take some time before i
if they can't agree, all taxes go up, massive across the board spending cuts, automatically will go into effect. after a meeting with president obama friday, congressional leaders sounded like they would have a dealing optimistic. take a listen. >>> a constructive meeting with the president to talk about the america's fiscal problem. >> we all know something has to be done. >> it was good. i feel confident that a solution may be in sight. >> we're prepared to put...
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i mean he's for the trillions of dollars of tax cuts for millionaires. >> reporter: so that's just a summary of the kind of lines we're expecting to hear from the obama campaign and from president obama himself linking ryan to romney and to this idea that they're going to be serving the interests of the rich and of corporations, whereas obama and biden are going to be serving the interest of the middle class. >> athena jones in chicago, thanks so much. >>> a u.s. navy destroyer and a merchant ship collided early this morning. it happened neither strait of hormuz in the middle east. the guided missile destroyer uus porter." leaving a huge gash in its side. >>> officials in iran say rescue operations are now over after two strong earthquakes struck in northwestern iran. at least 250 people were killed and more than 2,000 hurt. the quakes destroyed scores of villages and damaged historic monuments in the area. series of aftershocks followed the quakes, including one measuring 4.4. >>> people in aurora, colorado are taking back the movies. how a big give-away is helping the city recover
i mean he's for the trillions of dollars of tax cuts for millionaires. >> reporter: so that's just a summary of the kind of lines we're expecting to hear from the obama campaign and from president obama himself linking ryan to romney and to this idea that they're going to be serving the interests of the rich and of corporations, whereas obama and biden are going to be serving the interest of the middle class. >> athena jones in chicago, thanks so much. >>> a u.s. navy...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> election day six days away. sandy's aftermath and president obama focus as he spend the day touring the devastation the monster storm left behind as romney returns to the campaign trail targeting the swing state of florida. today a special edition of the news edge you decide 2012 starts now. >>> thank you for joining us tonight. the president healed news conference after getting a close up look at the damage done by sandy meanwhile mitt romney on the campaign trail today. here is more on both. >>> it wasn't quite back to normal on the campaign trail but the president did make a trip up to new jersey though he refrained from any outright campaigning. mitt romney meanwhile rallied with his supporters in florida where the polls have the race in a dead heat. >> we begin in atlantic city, new jersey, tonight. president obama touring damage from hurricane sandy with republican governor chris christie. president promising the administration's support in rebuilding
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you. >>> the obama campaign tries to but romney is out of touch and in the pocket of big business but in an interview romney offered a forceful defense >>> contrary to what the democrats say a will not increase the tax burden on the metal " class >>> and accusing democrats of playing politics he denied he would give the wealthy at tax break >>> we will not have high income people pay less than what they pay today high income taxpayers will have fewer deductions and exemptions >>> democrats say the math does not add up if romney refuses to raise taxes have to see pay for it without cuts especially to defense spending. romney says his policies will grow the economy and courage hiring. he also criticized the president and republican leaders for a grant to mandatory spending cuts including on defense if both sides did not strike a deficit reduction deal. >>> i thought that is a mistake on the white house to propose it and a mistake for republicans to approve that >>> and one of the republicans who agreed with it was his own running mate paul ryan. jan crawford cbs news >>> here is somethi
you. >>> the obama campaign tries to but romney is out of touch and in the pocket of big business but in an interview romney offered a forceful defense >>> contrary to what the democrats say a will not increase the tax burden on the metal " class >>> and accusing democrats of playing politics he denied he would give the wealthy at tax break >>> we will not have high income people pay less than what they pay today high income taxpayers will have fewer...
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i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. we had a good group of people. gorood group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's promising the une ed states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> cloudy skies, cool temperatures falling into the mid-40's. first seven days of november, partly cloudy, dry in the 50's. fall back one hour. turn your clocks back saturday night. election day weather looks great. >> all right, thank you very much. >> have a great night. enjoy it, trick-or-treaters [ earnest ] out of the blue one day we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot
i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. we had a good group of people. gorood group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things...
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from your view, susan rice and the obama administration did what? >> guest: well, i think they gave up the most potent weapon that the united states has. the financial weapon. in almost any case that matters to us in the general assembly, we're going to be out-voted unless we're prepared to use the financial weapon. that runs contrary to every multilateralist instinct of the obama white house. they paid a price for it. israel paid a price for it, too. >> eric: why is it seemingly one-sided? i remember when you voted against the human rights council. nine votes against it. us. canada, czech republic, israel, marshall islands, macronesia, palau and nairu. they seem to be the steadfastest allies at the u.n., palau and nairu. >> guest: this demonstrates the permanent anti-israel, anti-american majority in the u.n. it will be broken only by strong measures by the united states. the irony is for those who are strong supporters of the united nations, this resolution dramatically undercuts the u.n. credibilit credibility. weakens the u.n. profoundly. we wil
from your view, susan rice and the obama administration did what? >> guest: well, i think they gave up the most potent weapon that the united states has. the financial weapon. in almost any case that matters to us in the general assembly, we're going to be out-voted unless we're prepared to use the financial weapon. that runs contrary to every multilateralist instinct of the obama white house. they paid a price for it. israel paid a price for it, too. >> eric: why is it seemingly...